[House Report 114-516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress }                                      { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                      { 114-516

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    SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND PARKER'S 
                 CROSSROADS BATTLEFIELD DESIGNATION ACT

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 April 25, 2016.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany H.R. 87]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 87) to modify the boundary of the Shiloh 
National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to 
establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area 
of the National Park System, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment 
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Shiloh National Military Park Boundary 
Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

  In this Act, the following definitions apply:
          (1) Affiliated area.--The term ``affiliated area'' means the 
        Parker's Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated 
        area of the National Park System under section 4.
          (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Shiloh National Military 
        Park, a unit of the National Park System.
          (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.

SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

  (a) Additional Areas.--The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park 
is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary 
Adjustment'', numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows:
          (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield.
          (2) Russell House Battlefield.
          (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield.
  (b) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire lands described 
in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
  (c) Administration.--Any lands acquired under this section shall be 
administered as part of the Park.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.

  (a) In General.--Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the State of 
Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National 
Park System.
  (b) Description.--The affiliated area shall consist of the area 
generally depicted within the ``Proposed Boundary'' on the map entitled 
``Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary'', numbered 903/
80,073, and dated July 2014.
  (c) Administration.--The affiliated area shall be managed in 
accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of 
the National Park System.
  (d) Management Entity.--The City of Parkers Crossroads and the 
Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity 
for the affiliated area.
  (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management 
entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with 
marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 
area.
  (f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume 
overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or 
management of the affiliated area.
  (g) General Management Plan.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        management entity, shall develop a general management plan for 
        the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance 
        with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
          (2) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the date that 
        funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall 
        provide a copy of the completed general management to the 
        Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 87 is to modify the boundary of the 
Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and 
Mississippi, and to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield 
as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Originally established in 1894, Shiloh National Military 
Park (NMP) expanded in 2000 to include the Corinth Unit to 
preserve more battle sites associated with the Siege of 
Corinth. Corinth, Mississippi, served as a flashpoint in the 
Western Theatre during the Civil War due to its location 
between the junction of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and 
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Starting in April 1862 with the 
Battle of Shiloh, Union and Confederate forces battled for 
control of this strategic town, with the Union Army ultimately 
prevailing and controlling Corinth until 1864.
    H.R. 87 expands Shiloh NMP by approximately 2,126 acres to 
include three new battlefields associated with the Siege of 
Corinth: Fallen Timbers, Russell House, and Davis Bridge 
Battlefields. The Fallen Timbers Battlefield marked the 
beginning of the Siege of Corinth after a Union brigade 
attacked a Confederate field hospital on April 8, 1862, causing 
the Confederate forces to retreat to Corinth. The Russell House 
Battlefield served as a strategic high ground for Union forces 
around the Phillips and Bridge Creeks to drive the Confederate 
Army deeper into Corinth. Finally, the Davis Bridge Battlefield 
is the location of the last Confederate offensive in 
Mississippi during the War. The National Park Service (NPS) 
determined that each site retains a fair to high degree of 
integrity and either provides extensive opportunities for 
visitor use and interpretation or the potential for 
archaeological research.
    The bill also designates Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, 
located in Henderson County, Tennessee, as an affiliated area 
of the National Park System. As an affiliate of the Park 
System, the area would be privately owned; however, it would be 
eligible for technical assistance and interpretative services 
provided by NPS.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 87 was introduced on January 6, 2015, by Congresswoman 
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The bill was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 11, 2016, the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On March 15, 2016, the 
Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 
Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Chairman Rob 
Bishop (R-UT) offered an amendment designated #1. The amendment 
was adopted by unanimous consent. No other amendments were 
offered, and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably 
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent 
on March 16, 2016.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) 
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                    Washington, DC, April 21, 2016.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 87, the Shiloh 
National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Marin 
Burnett.
            Sincerely,
                                      Keith Hall, Director.
    Enclosure.

H.R. 87--Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
        Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

    H.R. 87 would revise the boundary of the Shiloh National 
Military Park in Mississippi to include three additional Civil 
War battlefield areas over approximately 2,100 acres. The bill 
stipulates that the National Park Service (NPS) may acquire the 
additional land through donation, with donated funds, with 
appropriated amounts, or through a land exchange. The bill also 
would designate Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Henderson 
County, Tennessee, as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System and would direct the NPS to develop a management plan 
for the area.
    Based on recent sale prices of comparable tracts of land in 
the areas where land would be purchased, and information from 
the NPS, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would 
cost $2 million to $5 million over the 2017-2021 period, 
assuming the land was acquired with appropriated funds over the 
next five years. Based on information from the NPS, the cost of 
developing the management plan required by the legislation 
would be insignificant.
    Because enacting H.R. 87 would not affect direct spending 
or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO 
estimates that enacting H.R. 87 would not increase net direct 
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 
10-year periods beginning in 2027.
    H.R. 87 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Marin Burnett. 
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
    2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required 
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget 
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. The Committee 
adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by the 
Congressional Budget Office.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to modify the boundary of the Shiloh 
National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, 
and to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an 
affiliated area of the National Park System.

                           EARMARK STATEMENT

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                       COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

    Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that 
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any 
specific rule-making proceedings.
    Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not 
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government 
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was 
not included in any report from the Government Accountability 
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 
98-169) as relating to other programs.

                PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    This bill makes no changes to existing law.

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